Morning party! We had a really fun time at our morning party. The band were wonderful and we had a great time dancing😊

Birthday Celebrations! Happy Birthday to our lovely resident June who celebrated her birthday today. She had a great time and loved her cake 😊

Scarecrow Competition To kick off Autumn festivities, Hudson Healthcare ran an inter-Home scarecrow competition in the month of October! All Homes were delighted to get involved and took this as an opportunity to collaborate with residents to produce creative takes on scarecrows. There were two themes, one being superhero scarecrows and the other scarecrows ‘at work,’ which gave the Homes a chance to be as creative as possible. The Homes collaborated with different external organisations, from local farmers, to nursery children and many more. Thank you for all those who helped execute this…we could not have done it without you! A big congratulations to Pitkerro who won the competition! Have a look at the fabulous scarecrows that were made across the Homes below 😊 Pitkerro - Spiderman & Nurse Sandiacre - Superman & Robin Hood Lornebank - Spiderman & Gordon Ramsay Harbour - Fireman & an Anchor-man

Wednesday Morning Party We had a fabulous time at our morning party today! Lots of dancing and plenty of smiles😊

Christmas Fayre! At Harbour Care Centre we are counting down the days till Christmas! We are pleased to invite you to our Christmas Fayre on Saturday 25 November. We hope to see you there😊

Remembrance Day To mark Remembrance Day and to reflect on the sacrifice made by the fallen soldiers for our country, we painted pictures of poppies. The residents enjoyed painting the poppies and putting them on the window. They caught the light well and looked wonderful.

Choir Group At this morning’s choir we enjoyed singing along to ‘Kumbaya’ by The Seekers. It was a great way to start the morning!

Choir Group It was ABBA week again at our choir group. We loved singing the well loved ‘I Have A Dream’!

Second Floor Lounge Renovations Our residents absolutely love getting involved in the interior decorating process with the refurbishments going on in the Home. Residents Margaret, Esther and Mary all gave their opinions on the new design options for the second floor lounge. We are excited to to create an environment that everyone will love 😊 Watch this space!

Happy Days Our residents had a nice time enjoying the October sunshine😊

More Fun! Enjoy another video from our morning party yesterday, it was wonderful!

Morning Party! We had a lovely time yesterday at our morning party. There was a lot of dancing and the band was great😊

‘Have a Coffee on us’ in November As we enter the colder months, we want to extend a warm invitation to you all to visit our Home and enjoy a complimentary coffee in November! Starting Wednesday the 1st, we will be offering all residents, relatives, guests and staff one coffee completely free of charge in our dedicated coffee area. We encourage you to make the most of this special offer and come have a coffee on us!

Scarecrow Competition In the run-up to Halloween and as part of our Autumn festivities, Hudson Healthcare ran an inter-Home scarecrow competition in the month of October! We here at Harbour Care Centre were delighted to get involved and wanted it to be as collaborative a project as possible. Our idea, based around jobs by our residents, was to make two scarecrows. One scarecrow would be a fireman and the other an anchorman! Our final product was a great collaborative effort that wowed residents, staff and relatives! This was a fantastic experience for all involved and we are incredibly proud and grateful to all who helped. We would like to extend our congratulations to the winning Home, Pitkerro Care Centre, and watch out for next year’s competition.

Wear It Pink Day Today we had our fundraising event for Breast Cancer Now. We had a great time and enjoyed different pink treats😊 A big thank you to everyone that came along and for all the donations, everyone looked great in pink!

Hudson Breakfast Here at Harbour, we’re celebrating our Canadian heritage with our monthly Hudson breakfast! The pancakes and syrup were absolutely delicious and everyone really enjoyed it.

Choir Group We had a jolly time singing to Elvis’ ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ this morning! Take a look at our residents singing and dancing along 😊

Wednesday Party! We had a great time today at our morning party. All our residents enjoyed singing and dancing 😊

Choir Group We had a lovely time singing ‘I Get a Little Sentimental’ over you by New Seekers!

Birthday Party! Today it was our resident Dawn’s birthday, we played bingo and had an amazing cake to celebrate!

Choir Group We enjoyed singing along to ‘Count on me’ last week as part of our 60s theme!

Vintage Car Day! Our residents had blast over the weekend, they enjoyed getting behind the wheel and going for a spin in impressive vintage cars. The vintage vehicles brought back lots of memories for many and it was amazing to see.

5 Star Review Here at Harbour Care Centre we highly value our residents’ and their loved ones’ feedback, which is why it’s so great to have received several 5 star reviews on carehome.co.uk. Thank you for your kind words!

The World’s Largest Coffee Morning! Our residents had a lovely time at our local GP’s coffee morning today in association with @/Macmillan Cancer Support. We had tasty cakes and enjoyed rallying together for a great cause😊

Morning Party! We had a wonderful time at our morning party today, we had a lot of fun dancing and singing. Having a party in the morning really sets the mood for a lovely day!

Birthday Celebration & Buffets Today we celebrated our lovely resident Maurice’s 93rd birthday! It was a sweet celebration with two delicious birthday cakes😊 Our residents also really liked the buffet we had recently, it was enjoyed with wine and great conversation.

Choir Group We enjoyed singing ‘Super Trouper’ by ABBA in our choir group. Everyone loved singing this well-loved tune!

Hudson Breakfast Club We celebrated our heritage here at Harbour with this month's Canadian-inspired Hudson pancake breakfast! The food was delicious, and the residents really enjoyed it. What’s your favourite topping?

Fun Times Outdoors And Knitting Club We are enjoying the last of the summer weather and making the most of our outdoor space. We had a lovely time chatting and wearing funky glasses. Our knitting club is extremely popular with our residents, look at our residents concentrating and knitting amazing pieces!

Wednesday Party! We had a great time at our morning party on Wednesday. There was plenty of dancing and laughter, a good way to start the morning😊

Choir Group Enjoy this clip of our residents singing ‘I know we’ll meet again’ by Vera Lynn. The song is definitely a favourite with our residents and they always sound great singing it!

Time Outdoors, Pillow Pastries & Painting Competition We have really been enjoying time spent outside in our flourishing garden. Our residents recently enjoyed an afternoon of music, sunshine and ice cream. We have also been loving our pastry pillows, our resident June made everyone laugh by taking a bite! Our residents were very creative during our painting competition. They all did so well 😊

Bank Holiday Fun! We had an absolutely wonderful bank holiday weekend here at Harbour. There was lots of singing and dancing. Our residents were thoroughly entertained and had a swell time. Enjoy this video showing a snippet of the fun we had 😊

Choir Group It’s ABBA week in our choir group and today we enjoyed singing ‘Waterloo’. Our residents had a wonderful time singing this well-loved hit and it sounded fantastic!

More Summer Party Fun! We had an absolutely great time last Saturday. Take a look at this video of one of our carers having fun on the Helter Skelter!

Summer Party! We had a great time at our Summer Party. Though it rained, we moved the party inside and enjoyed the performances!

Gardening Competition! Hudson Health Care has been running a gardening competition over the past couple of months. All the residents and staff across Harbour Care Centre, Lornebank Care Centre and Sandiacre Court Care Centre put a lot of time and effort into nurturing their outdoor spaces and using it for various activities in the home. Congratulations to Harbour Care Centre that was chosen as the winner amongst very fierce competitors! Have a look at all the amazing submissions below!

Choir Group Our residents had a great time singing in our choir group today. They sang ‘Daydream Believer’ by the Monkees. The singing filled the Home and it lifted everyone’s spirits.

Choir Group We had a lovely time this morning, our choir group sang ‘I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing’. Don’t they sound amazing😊

Fun Times! Yesterday at Harbour we had a great time. We celebrated our resident Arthur who turned 96! The residents also enjoyed our Wednesday morning party, there was lots of cheerful dancing. We also have a new scrabble champion, our resident June 😊

Party Fun Some more from our party last week! Enjoy this video of our residents having a lovely time😊

5 Star Review We here at Harbour Care Centre highly value our residents’ and their loved ones’ feedback, which is why it’s so great to have received several 5 star reviews on carehome.co.uk. Thank you for your kind words!

Party Fun Some more from our party! Enjoy this video of our residents having a lovely time😊

Fun times! Yesterday we had a lot of fun during our morning party, there was dancing and laughter. It was a great way to start the day and we all enjoyed each other’s company. We also had a great time playing indoor volleyball, it is a good and exciting way to stay active in the Home. 😊

Hudson Breakfast Club We celebrated our heritage here at Harbour with this month's Canadian-inspired Hudson pancake breakfast! The food was delicious, and the residents really enjoyed it. What’s your favourite topping?

Birthday Celebrations & Indoor Polo Our resident Liz celebrated her 85th birthday today and she had a wonderful time. Also, take a look at our residents enjoying a game of Indoor Polo last week. A great way to stay active whilst in the Care Home😊

The Great Choir Group Here’s a snippet of the wonderful singing from our Choir Group meet! Our residents singing ‘We’ll meet again’ by Vera Lynn. Don’t they sound lovely 😊

Choir Group Meet Yesterday morning our choir group filled the Home with their glorious singing. There was lots of flag waving whilst singing ‘We’ll meet again’ by Vera Lynn. Absolutely beautiful!

Releasing the Butterflies Over the past few weeks we’ve been raising caterpillars who recently entered the chrysalis phase, and have now become beautiful butterflies! We were happy to see them spread their wings today and hope they will come back to visit our garden soon.

Feeding the Ducks & Sunday Worship We had a wonderful time feeding the ducks at the Lake Grounds in Portishead- our residents just love animals! We also enjoyed Sunday worship outside with lots of singing and smiles.

Fish and Chips, Scarecrows, Garden Ball Games & Budding Butterflies There’s been non-stop activity at Harbour over the past few days! We enjoyed a tasty fish and chips in the sunshine on Friday which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. We’ve also been working on our handmade scarecrows for the upcoming Portishead show - there’s been tons of progress made.

Wednesday Morning Party We had such fun at our weekly party this morning - the music had everyone singing along and dancing!

Butterfly Painting & Caterpillar Growing We’ve been growing our very own butterflies here at Harbour - though they’re now only small caterpillars, they’ll soon grow into beautiful butterflies! We painted what we think they’ll look like and the artwork was bright and colourful.

Hudson Breakfast Club We celebrated our heritage here at Harbour yesterday with this month's Canadian-inspired Hudson pancake breakfast! The food was delicious, and the residents really enjoyed it.

Monday Morning Party Our residents also love dancing along to the lovely music!

Monday Morning Party We love our Monday parties with Dave. Our residents enjoyed joining in for a singsong!

Bingo in the Garden The lovely weather inspired us to hold a bingo game outdoors- it was so much fun!

Morning Party with Entertainment We held a party this morning with live entertainment- Dave wowed us on vocals and guitar and was accompanied by Mike on bass, husband to our resident Liz. We had such fun dancing and singing along!

Bingo in the Sunshine Our residents enjoyed sitting out in the sunshine yesterday playing a game of bingo- it was great fun and they also loved wearing some funky hats!

Morning Exercise Our residents love doing some exercise in the morning- Esther and Christopher had a great time and a good laugh too!

Ball Games Our residents had such fun yesterday playing ball games in the lounge. They love keeping active!

Carwash & Preparations for Worldwide Knit in Public Day We held a car wash last week for a very worthy cause - our Residents’ Comfort Fund! Our residents enjoyed getting involved and had lots of fun. We’re also looking forward to Worldwide Knit in Public Day which takes place this Saturday. Our residents have been brushing up on their skills and have even been teaching one another - June enjoyed showing Suzanne a couple of stitches.

Music and Dancing We all enjoyed listening to music and having a dance over the bank holiday weekend!

Happy Birthday Esther! Our resident Esther turned 89 in style, enjoying flowers, a delicious cake, spending quality time with Pat and Marlene and going for lunch with her son and daughter in law to celebrate!

Doris and Phillip Come to Visit We had two furry friends come to visit us here at Harbour today - Doris and Phillip the rabbits! Staff member Kim was kind enough to bring them in to meet our residents and have a cuddle, which they really enjoyed.

A Visit from Amos We were treated to a visit from Amos the Leonberger dog today. At four and half years old and 75kg, Amos is a gentle giant. Our residents really enjoyed seeing him and spoiling him with attention!

Window Box Painting & Patio Time We love gardening here at Harbour, but we also enjoy painting! Suzanne did a super job painting the window boxes. We also enjoyed some cheese and wine in our glorious new patio!

Hudson Breakfast This morning we hosted our monthly Canadian-themed breakfast with pancakes, syrup, and a variety of sweet and savoury toppings! The food reflects Hudson Healthcare’s Canadian heritage, and it was delicious too!

Quiz in the Garden We’ve been thoroughly enjoying the good weather here at Harbour, and decided to make the best use of it by holding a quiz outside! It was lots of fun and dressed up for the occasion!

New Patio We’ve been enjoying our new patio in the sunshine - there’s not a nicer place for a cup of tea and a chat!

Two Coronations, One Lifetime One of our residents here at Harbour was able to share a special photograph with us - a young Mary at the late Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953! She thoroughly enjoyed this past weekend’s celebrations, as well as reminiscing about the coronation of the Queen.

Coronation Party We had an amazing time at our Coronation Party with festive decorations, food, and lots of excitement! How did you celebrate?

Coronation Decorations We’re all looking forward to the King’s Coronation here at Harbour- we’ve decorated both the patio area and the lounge with festive flags and bunting and have been enjoying the exciting atmosphere!

Live Entertainment, Coronation Preparations & Gardening Our residents have been keeping busy this week! We had a great time dancing and singing yesterday afternoon to some live music. We’re also looking forward to the King’s Coronation and have been making festive decorations to prepare. Additionally, our residents love being out in the garden in the spring sunshine, and they don’t mind getting their hands dirty!

Window Boxes Our window boxes have had a fresh coat of paint and they look beautiful in the spring sunshine!

Puzzles, Birthday and Gardening There’s never a dull day here at Harbour! Our residents have been enjoying making jigsaw puzzles together while having a chat. We also celebrated one of our resident’s birthdays recently - Walter really enjoyed his cake and all the well wishes. Additionally, the spring weather has encouraged us all to get out and do some gardening.

Gardening We’re loving the spring weather here at Harbour and are looking forward to seeing all the flowers and plants in bloom! Our residents have been helping out with the plant potting.

Decorating, dancing, and Hudson Breakfast There’s always lots going on here at Harbour! Some of our residents have been getting involved with the redecorating - Christopher was a whizz with painting. We’ve also been enjoying dancing and sing-alongs: our residents love getting up on their feet and having a boogie! We also hosted our monthly Hudson Breakfast this morning with Canadian inspired food: pancakes, syrup and a variety of fresh toppings! The residents thoroughly enjoyed the delicious food, and it was wonderful to celebrate Hudson’s Canadian heritage.

Bingo, Skittles and 90th Birthday Party We’ve had a busy last few days here at Harbour! Some of our residents got together to play a round of bingo which was so much fun. They also enjoyed playing a game of skittles; there were lots of laughs all round! Lastly, we celebrated Pat’s 90th birthday recently with cake and lots of singing and dancing.

Happy Easter We had a fantastic Easter here at Harbour- everyone got a delicious egg and there were lots of smiles all around. How did you celebrate?

New Hairstyles, Exercise, Gardening, and Easter Cards We’ve been keeping busy here at Harbour! Our residents enjoyed getting great new hairstyles in our salon- their smiles says it all! We’ve also been keeping active with some armchair exercises and gardening in the Spring sunshine. Additionally, our residents were absolutely thrilled with the Easter cards sent to them by the Portishead Methodist Church- they loved reading them!

Golf & Gardening We’ve been having some wonderful sunny days here at Harbour which get us all outside and active! Our residents enjoyed a round of golf yesterday, followed by some light gardening to prepare for the blooming flowers.

Dominos Tournament Our resident Roy is a whizz at Dominos and his passion has inspired us to start a tournament! Here he is teaching staff member Kim to play. The next few weeks will be a lot of fun!

Happy Mother’s Day! We hope you all had a lovely Mother’s Day yesterday - we certainly did here! To mark the occasion, our residents made beautiful decorations and enjoyed themed cakes.

Happy Birthday Roy! We celebrated one of our resident's named Roy’s birthday today! He loved reading his cards and everyone enjoyed some cake.

New Fish Tank We have some new friendly faces here at Harbour - Simon, Henry, Moby Dick, and Fishcake! They’re loving their new home and the names given to them by our residents.

Cinema Afternoon Our residents love cinema afternoons- what’s better than a good film and a chat?

Saturday Singsong We held a singsong on Saturday which our residents really enjoyed! Here’s their rendition of the Seekers ‘Morningtown Ride,’ they sound fantastic.

Saturday Singsong We held a singsong on Saturday which our residents really enjoyed! Here’s their rendition of the Seekers ‘Morningtown Ride,’ they sound fantastic.

Happy Birthday Suzanne! A very happy birthday to Suzanne, who was born on February 29th - a leap year! She got to celebrate with a lovely cake, birthday hats, and cards!

Games Our residents love playing Jenga, Scrabble and other games, and we spent time yesterday having good games together.

Postcards Our residents love receiving postcards and letters, and they love writing them too!

Dancing We love a song and a dance here at Harbour- what’s better than some beautiful music and a great dancing partner?

Hudson Pancake Breakfast 🥞 To mark Shrove Tuesday and our Canadian heritage, today we hosted our monthly Hudson Breakfast with pancakes and maple syrup! We all thoroughly enjoyed the delicious, Canadian inspired food. Happy Pancake Day everyone – what’s your favourite pancake topping?

Skittles & Cinema Club Our residents have had fun playing a game of skittles and, this afternoon, they have been relaxing by watching a film as part of our cinema club. Some delicious ice cream is on the way - Happy Friday everyone!

Afternoon Tea Some of our lovely residents enjoyed soaking up the sunshine yesterday with some delicious afternoon tea. Let’s hope this weather is here to stay!

Valentine’s Day Lunch and Wind Chime Making To further celebrate Valentine’s Day, our residents enjoyed a romantic lunch yesterday. Cheers! We also made the most of the sunshine yesterday, with some residents making wind chimes to hang in our garden - they are a lovely addition.

Gardening and Hymns We’ve been enjoying gardening as the days get longer and brighter. It’s lovely to see the flowers blooming. Additionally, we had a great afternoon singing hymns and reading prayers.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Today our residents are creating some Valentine’s Day art to celebrate the occasion and are having fun being creative. Nora and Gordon wrote beautiful cards for each other and exchanged them, and Liz received some lovely gifts from her husband.

Glowing Report from CQC! We are delighted to share that we have been awarded a ‘Good’ rating in all areas from the Care Quality Commission (‘CQC’) following a recent inspection. This is a testament to the continued hard work and dedication of our incredible staff team, as well as the support by our residents’ families, friends and the wider community. Our Home Manager, Wayne Price, commented “We constantly seek to improve in everything that we do, and will continue to do so. Our utmost priority remains the care and comfort of our residents and we are so pleased that our team’s continued hard work and efforts to provide this have been recognised within the report. We are also pleased to share that this report has appeared alongside our Home commencing the provision of nursing care as we expand our offering. We have welcomed an experienced nursing team to the Harbour family and have begun accepting nursing enquiries, in addition to the residential, dementia and respite care we already provide. We are so grateful for the local community’s continued support, and hope to see you at our Home’s recently refurbished café very soon to celebrate with us!” A big thank you to Amber Hill at the North Somerset Times for her wonderful piece on this exciting news, which can be seen here!